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Phelps eclipses old Mark

BEIJING — Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games today to become the grandest of Olympic champions.

CHINESE GO CRAZY OVER MASCOT DOLLS

I don’t care much for mascots beyond the dancing tree at Stanford, which is just bizarre enough to hold my attention for more than a second.

Bryant shooting bricks

Despite suffering numerous scars to his public image, Kobe Bryant remains one of the most popular athletes at the Olympics. The NBA superstar arrived in Beijing to a hero’s welcome.

China tries to put on best face

The ages of the Chinese “women’s” gymnasts apparently were not the only things altered by China in its quest to create a perfect Summer Olympics.

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